Master of Technology in Applied Statistics (Health Statistics)

Duration:	2 Years
Semesters:	4 Semesters
Credit Hours Per Semester:	Semester 1 = 21 Credit Hrs Semester 2 = 21 Credit Hrs Semester 3 = 18 Credit Hrs Semester 4 = 18 Credit Hrs
Total Credit Hours:	78 credit Hours
Dean of Faculty:	Prof. Bashiru I. I, Saeed
Head of Department:	Hudu Mohammed
Exam Officer:	Mr. Francis Anyan

YEAR 1, BLOCK 1 (SEMESTER 1)

Course Code	Course Title	T	P	C
STH 501	Advance Probability Theory	1.5	1.5	3
STH 503	Statistical Modelling	1.5	1.5	3
STH 505	principles of Public Health	1.5	1.5	3
STH 507	Concept of Epidemiology and Public Health	1.5	1.5	3
STH 509	Applied Health Statistics	1.5	1.5	3
STH 511	Advanced Multivariate Data Analysis	1.5	1.5	3
STH 513	Advanced Time Series Analysis	1.5	1.5	3
TOTAL		10.5	10.5	21

YEAR 1, BLOCK 2 (SEMESTER 2)

Course Code	Course Title	T	P	C
STH 502	Survival Data Analysis	1.5	1.5	3
STH 504	Application of Epidemiology to Communicable Disease	1.5	1.5	3
STH 506	Spatial Data Analysis	1.5	1.5	3
STH 508	Statistical Reasoning to Diseases	1.5	1.5	3
STH 510	Statistical Reporting on Clinical Research	1.5	1.5	3
STH 512	Clinical Trial	1.5	1.5	3
STH 514	Medical Sociology	1.5	1.5	3
TOTAL		10.5	10.5	21

YEAR 2, BLOCK 3 (SEMESTER 3)

Course Code	Course Title	T	P	C
STH 601	M. Tech Thesis I	15	0	15
STH 603	Seminar I	0	3	3
TOTAL		15	3	18

YEAR 2, BLOCK 4 (SEMESTER 4)

Course Code	Course Title	T	P	C
STH 602	M. Tech Thesis II	15	0	15
STH 604	Seminar II	0	3	3
TOTAL		15	3	18

BTech or BSc Biostatistics/Health Statistics/or equivalent qualification. All applicants must have a minimum of one (1) year post-qualification industrial experience. Preference will be given to applicants with 1st class and 2nd class upper honors.
First class BTech Health Statistics applicants may be admitted without the post-graduation industrial experience. Applicants with a second class (lower division) or lower qualifications will have to pass an interview before admission into the programme.
Applicants with other Statistics or Mathematics backgrounds would be required to take relevant Health Science courses as prerequisites
Foreign Applicants: Academic records of foreign applicants will be referred to GTEC for the determination of qualification equivalence and eligibility for admission as well as placement

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